Fortieth

//ˈfɔː.ti.əθ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person or thing in the fortieth position.
  2. 2
    position 40 in a countable series of things wordnet
  3. 3
    One of forty equal parts of a whole.
Adjective
  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number forty. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    the ordinal number of forty in counting order wordnet

Synonyms

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40th40th

Example

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"Our company had the fortieth anniversary of its foundation."

Etymology

From earlier fourteth, from Middle English fourtithe, fourtiþe; equivalent to forty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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